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No life jackets, divers onboard capsized boat: Minister

Port Blair/New Delhi: There were no life jackets and divers on board the ill-fated boat that capsized in Andaman and Nicobar Islands killing at least 21 people, Union Minister V Narayanasamy today said.  Eyewitnesses to



Eye witnesses told PTI today that before the boat capsized, they heard the sound of a blast.

Fishermen fishing nearby also heard the sound and immediately rushed to the scene, the eye witnesses said.  

They alleged that there was about an hour's delay before the marine rescue team could reach the spot.  

The local administration has launched further investigation and search operation for the missing person is going on.

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